Perth Stadium to host day-night Tests; Teen on trial for burning mum's partner with flamethrower

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, 7th May, 2019 PM News Update [The first Test match at Perth Stadium between Australia and India last December was a testy affair.]( [Perth Stadium to shine bright light on day-night Tests this summer]( BY David Prestipino One of the best sports venues in the country is primed take the spectacle of day-night Test cricket to new levels this summer. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [Perth teen claims he was acting in self defence after burning mum's partner with flamethrower]( A Perth teenager who attacked his mother's partner with a flamethrower as the man fought with his father says he was acting in self defence. [A Melbourne man who murdered his 73-year-old landlord in 2017 has been jailed for 18 years on March 13, 2019.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [One dead after vessel capsizes, sinks near Carnac Island]( One man in his 60s has tragically died after the boat he was on capsized and sunk in water near an island off Fremantle. [Carnac Island, off the coast of Fremantle.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Staffer admits selling information from WA Police computers]( A former WA Police employee has admitted receiving thousands of dollars in exchange for releasing information from police computer systems in the wake of an internal affairs probe. [The women's details were accessed through the restricted police system. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Scott Morrison egged by protester in Albury]( A woman has been charged with assault after allegedly striking the Prime Minister on the back of his head with an egg. [A protester throws an egg at Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a CWA event in Albury. Inset: the young woman was escorted ...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [WA man in court over alleged rape of woman who was driven to bush]( Neil Phillip Nelson, 42, was charged with two counts over the incident, alleged to have occurred in 1998. [Police are continuing their investigation.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Major parties hint at early voting review as ballots cast top 1 million]( Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says three weeks of pre-poll voting "does feel a bit long". [There has been "remarkable growth" in pre-poll voting, according to the Australian Electoral Commission. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tabloid confusion and worldwide celebration greet Baby Sussex]( This royal birth was shrouded in more secrecy than usual: Britain's leading tabloids couldn't even agree where he was born. [Prince Harry announces the birth of his baby son. "Over the moon."]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Is Lego Masters the end of trashy TV?]( Viewers loved the bed-hopping drama of Married at First Sight - but they're just as keen on its scandal-free replacement. [Host Hamish Blake is critical to the ratings success of Lego Masters.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['A lot of people thought this wasn't a good investment': Uber gamble could result in $858m windfall]( It started with a $US5m investment after a meeting over meat pies and beers in a pub with the founder of Uber. [Former Goldman Sachs chief Gary Cohn , who went on to work for President Trump, pushed the Uber investment through ...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [US court filing hints that Jarryd Hayne could settle with alleged San Jose rape victim]( The former NRL superstar became the subject of a scandal in December 2017, when he was served a civil lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted a young woman in California. [Jarryd Hayne]( --------------------------------------------------------------- We've sent you this email because your email address {EMAIL} has been registered for WA Today membership. You can [unsubscribe]( from this email at any time. At WA Today, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer WA Today services in exchange for your details, please delete it. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Conditions of use]( [Privacy policy]( Copyright © 2019 Fairfax Media Limited 1 Darling Island Rd Pyrmont NSW 2009 Australia